Page 59 - (DK Eyewitness) Back Roads Travel Guide - France

DRIVE 4: Discovering the North 57

PLAN YOUR DRIVE

Start/finish: Calais to Baie de la
Somme.
Number of days: 3–4, with half a day
each to explore Arras and Amiens.
Distance: 400 km (250 miles).
Road conditions: Roads are in good
condition and well signposted.
When to go: May to June and
September are ideal, when the weather
is pleasant. Winter is another good
time to visit for the Christmas markets.
Opening hours: Museums and sights
generally open from 9am or 10am to
Above French memorial of Notre-Dame de Lorette, see p61 Below Terrace at Chez Jules, Boulogne-
6pm or 7pm with a 1- or 2- hour lunch
sur-Mer, see p58
break.World War I memorial sites
0 kilometres 10
generally do not close for lunch. Many
attrac tions have shorter hours at
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weekends and in winter.
Main market days: Boulogne: Wed,
Lens
Anvin Houdain Sat; Montreuil: Sat; Hesdin: Thu;
Valhuon VIMY RIDGE AND NOTRE- Arras: Wed, Sat; St-Valery-sur-Somme:
Notre-Dame de Lorette
DAME DE LORETTE Wed, Sun.
Bermicourt Servins Vimy
St-Pol-sur- Souchez Canadian National Memorial
Ternoise Aubigny- Shopping: Northern France is known
en-Artois Neuville- for its strong cheeses and chocolates.
St-Vaast
Œuf-en-Ternois
PAS-DE-CALAIS Major festivals: Arras: Main Squares
Festival, Jul; Amiens and other places
ARRAS
Frévent Estrée- throughout Picardy: Picardy Cathedrals
Wamin
Avesnes- Festival, Sep–Oct; St-Valery-sur-
le-Comte
Grand-Rullecourt Somme: Fête de la Mer, Aug.
Beaumetz-
Frohen- La Herlière lès-Loges Boiry-
le-Grand Saint-Martin
Lucheux DAYTRIP OPTIONS
Ayette
Doullens Pas-en-Artois
Visitors can explore the area on
Amplier Foncquevillers Bucquoy separate day trips. Families can enjoy a
Puisieux Bapaume
Fienvillers taste of French ambience bet ween the
Beauval Mailly- Miraumont Côte d’Opale and Montreuil; history
Beauquesne Maillet Le Transloy
Thiepval Martinpuich enthusiasts can spend their time at
BEAUMONT-HAMEL the battlefields; art and nature lovers
Canaples AND THIEPVAL Longueval
Talmas Pozières will have a lot to see at Amiens and the
Toutencourt
Naours Baie de la Somme. For details, see p63.
Fricourt Guillemont Rancourt
Vignacourt Villers-Bocage Contay ALBERT Canal du Nord
SOMME Maricourt
Ancre
Bray-sur-
Corbie Somme PÉRONNE
Fouilloy Australian
National Memorial
AMIENS Villers-
Bretonneux
Boves
Selle Sains-en-
Amiénois